Cricket
Round-Up: Sochi F1 double header, Asian golf tour restart, Fifa floats transfer and salary caps, and more
Russian Grand Prix organisers Rosgonki said they are open to hosting back-to-back races in Sochi this season adding to the F1 calendar shortened due to the Covid-19 pandemic
BBC secures England cricket highlights and cycling’s V-Series Women’s Tour
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the England cricket team’s Test and one-day international matches this summer, while it has also agreed a deal to cover the V-Series W…
Round-Up: Adidas rebounds in China, Spurs take loan, IWF corruption report, and more
Adidas returned to year-on-year revenue growth in China in May, as sales rebounded quicker than expected after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted
Pay dispute looms as Cricket Australia revenue forecast falls 48 per cent
Cricket Australia has produced a revised forecast for its 2020-21 revenue with a 48-per-cent drop on the pre-Covid-19 figure of A$461m ($317m/€283m). The new forecasted revenue is A$239.7m.
Round-Up: Esports fed appoints commercial commission, MotoGP Asian races decision, CAA signs ‘The Leech’, and more
The Singapore-based Global Esports Federation has appointed a Brand, Marketing, Commercial and Communication Commission featuring an array of experienced sports industry executives
CPL submits proposal to stage tournament in Trinidad
Organisers of the Caribbean Premier League are said to be lining up Trinidad and Tobago as the sole host country for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket competition.
ECB posts record £228m turnover, has funds to survive a cancelled season
The England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed record turnover of £228m (€256m/$287m) for the 2019-20 financial year but acknowledged that the results are “bittersweet” amid the ongoing impact of Cov…
Round-Up: F1 ‘will continue’ after a positive Covid-19 test, Top 14 season terminated, Team WE-Madame Figaro tie-up, PSL crisis, and more
Formula One will not cancel a race this season even if a driver tests positive for Covid-19, series chief executive Chase Carey has said - BBC
Australian cricket and rugby union face additional cuts
Australia's cricket and rugby governing bodies are to implement further cost-cutting measures in response to the Covid-19 downturn
Round-Up: J-League restart, Nike and Adidas show solidarity, Ferrari plans Asia-Pac academy, and more
Japanese football's J-League is to resume first division matches on July 4, with the second and third divisions starting on June 27. Matches will be played behind closed doors
Sri Lanka’s Carlton Sports Network set for comeback
Sri Lankan terrestrial broadcaster Carlton Sports Network Television (CSN) is set to resume operations, five years after having its license blocked by the government
Cricket Australia ‘probes hosting T20 World Cup in 2021’
Cricket Australia has asked the International Cricket Council to examine the prospects of the country hosting the T20 World Cup next year, instead of this year, according to a Times of India report
NZ Cricket says sizeable job losses expected
New Zealand Cricket is planning cuts to its staff, including senior staff, of between 10 and 15 per cent, as revenue plummets
Round-Up: NRL and J.League restarts, Bach consults members, NZC cuts, and more
Australia's National Rugby League restarts its 2020 season today, in what is being seen as a triumph for Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys
ICC ‘threatens to move T20 World Cup from India’ in ongoing tax row
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) risks losing hosting rights to the men's Twenty20 World Cup in 2021 unless it secures a tax exemption from the government for the tournament
Round-Up: Osaka the highest-paid female athlete, Japanese baseball restart, NRL-Betfair deal, and more
Japan's Naomi Osaka was the world's highest-paid female athlete last year, according to Forbes, earning $37
Sri Lanka drops plans to build country’s biggest cricket stadium
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the suspension of a project to build a major new cricket stadium in Homoagama, Colombo District, just days after the plans were first revealed
Round-Up: Sri Lanka scraps stadium, OnePlus-Fnatic cricket initiative, Sunwolves in Australia ‘unlikely’, and more
Sri Lanka's government has scrapped its plans for a new $40m cricket stadium after warnings from former national team cricketers that it would end up a 'white elephant' - Channel News Asia/AFP